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2012

Challenged on an extracurricular reading list in the Horry County (SC) school library. The 1996 novel is based on the story of Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, who grows up in poverty. The novel was made into a critically acclaimed movie, Precious, in 2009, which received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture , for the 82nd Academy Awards and Sundance Film Festival praise.

2011

Challenged on an extracurricular reading list in the Horry County (SC) school library. The 1996 novel is based on the story of Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, who grows up in poverty. The novel was made into a critically acclaimed movie, Precious, in 2009, which received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture , for the 82nd Academy Awards and Sundance Film Festival praise.

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